Macon County, NC - Act Granting Land for Burial Ground & Place of Worship

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An Act granting to persons therein named certain lands for a burying
ground and place of public worship for all denominations of Christians,
in Macon county

Whereas the meeting house and burying ground, on the Savannah Creek
in Macon county, is on the public lands:

Be it therefore enacted by the General Assembly of the State of North
Carolina, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same, That
the governor is hereby authorized and directed to cause to be issued
a grant for five acres of land to Jacob Mason, Amos Cabe, William
Little, Richard Wilson, Isaac Ashe, and their successors, to hold in
trust, for a burying ground and place of public worship of Almighty
God, for all denominations of Christians, forever.

II. Be it further enacted, That before said grant shall issue, the
grantees shall have the aforesaid five acres surveyed by the county
surveyor of Macon county, and upon his plat and certificate representing
that he has surveyed said land out of the eighth district and one
hundred and forty fifth section of the Cherokee lands, lying on the
waters of the Savannah Creek, in Macon county, including the Spring
Meeting House and burying ground, situated in said section, the grant
shall issue accordingly.


Source:
NC Archives
Public and Private Laws of North Carolina
1834-35
Chapter CLXV
Page 91

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